Re: [CR] Gloving a wheel

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:54:37 -0700
From: "paul grens" <pgrens@yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Gloving a wheel


Hi all,

Just like Mark, I'm pretty curious about this technique. Does anyone know of any video online showing this? I searched through youtube but to no avail. I've been trying to picture it in my mind, but I have a hard time finding the fulcrum point for the forearm when pressing down against a forward rolling wheel (with the assumption that the tire is being palmed forward of the fork). Does one keep one's hand behind the flat of the dropbars and reach in front of the fork crown?

Looking forward to hearing more about this!

Cheers,

Paul Grens
Chicago, IL
U.S.A.